From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 6 17:55:56 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EC02C1C5 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2015 17:55:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x22f.google.com (mail-ig0-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::22f]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ADD5BAA8 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2015 17:55:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by igbhl2 with SMTP id hl2so5698685igb.3 for ; Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:55:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=roBBHS4IlubnlU2WR3HGKbctAd4tY3gHtkfGxOKOEqI=; b=rgEbKlMp3Gaj56iob0u4JexOmAdwTLv/VYPCU+B8tlPYWXLN1z3cRjrF1BQEsGROu4 G6eGSnnrmmbLeDDgwu2MU9XRpeCceQgOQS5IzrKBvXgglhvbbaLUHhB637nMryq0QpEm TZpoAxndYh1B3IGSXCtk7z5MhUPNx4KM3RPi2VuakL47KNwxZABt6ZCOr7nOMI3H9+A/ pY5F8sdbJWBEqYea9lPDbo4ToRg5d4HwNeOIUp4fBs8krhovNI58eX3+zPmPV/pmahT0 OUL1piG+gIYnifzqiMZ2L2xPrUEZH+x+Ls74J+ut/zVbq12xI58gzDTEJNBPIA6wLEnU IMtg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.27.143 with SMTP id b137mr29724264iob.76.1425664554955; Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:55:54 -0800 (PST) Sender: kob6558@gmail.com Received: by 10.107.174.86 with HTTP; Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:55:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20150305203858.GA80059@k8-bsd.hsd1.ga.comcast.net> References: <54F8B653.606@bitmail.cc> <20150305203858.GA80059@k8-bsd.hsd1.ga.comcast.net> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:55:54 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 3SRo2YDjzpuK08JyqoDZ8fNIVuk Message-ID: Subject: Re: upgrading current -> graphics bug From: Kevin Oberman To: "Roberto Rodriguez Jr." Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: FreeBSD Current , David S X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:55:56 -0000 On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Roberto Rodriguez Jr. < witchdoctor.mdf@gmail.com> wrote: > > 5-Are you configuring xorg with xorg.conf(deprecated) or starting > xorg with 'startx'(xinit) or are you using a display manager(xdm)? > Huh? Since when is xorg.conf deprecated? While it is generally best to start out with no xorg.conf file, reality is that you will most likely need a small xorg.conf file with things like additional modules, additional fonts, setup of multiple displays, etc. As far as I know, the use of the nvidia driver requires an xorg.conf file in all cases. (I have not had an nVidia card for a few years, so this may have changed.) It is certainly a good idea to keep the xorg.conf file as small as possible. I am also confused by the series of "or"s in that xorg.conf is entirely orthogonal to whether X is started with "startx" or a display manager. -- Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer, Retired E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com